Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-14879 is a buffer overflow in tcpdump before 4.9.3. It affects how tcpdump parses command-line arguments, not packet parsing over the network. Business risk is highest where old tcpdump builds are installed on administrator workstations, servers, appliances, or scripts that may process untrusted inputs. Exposure is likely on systems or bundled products running tcpdump before 4.9.3. Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Apple, F5, and NetApp references indicate broad downstream packaging impact. This is not described as a remotely reachable network service vulnerability. Treat as a high-priority hygiene and package-management issue, especially for infrastructure and administrator endpoints. The sources do not support emergency active-exploitation handling, but the potential impact is high if an old tcpdump can be invoked with attacker-influenced arguments. Mitigation focus: Upgrade tcpdump to 4.9.3 or a vendor-patched package.; Apply relevant operating system or appliance security advisories.; Remove or restrict obsolete tcpdump binaries on unmanaged systems..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H15.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGESCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9ba91381954ad325ea4fd26b9c65a8bd9a2a85b6CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191011 [SECURITY] [DLA 1955-1] tcpdump security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- 20191021 [SECURITY] [DSA 4547-1] tcpdump security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- DSA-4547CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- FEDORA-2019-85d92df70fCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2019-d06bc63433CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2019-6db0d5b9d9CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51512510?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSSCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 20191211 APPLE-SA-2019-12-10-3 macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, Security Update 2019-007 High SierraCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- USN-4252-2CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- USN-4252-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.